More than 120 mines reported production in recent quarters, but most of the coal is no longer coming from mountaintops or large surface pits. In 2025, underground mines produced about 97.4 million of the state’s 113.6 million tons, nearly 86% of the total. The pattern continued into early 2026, when underground operations produced roughly 25.9 […]
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In a North Yorkshire greenhouse, young black poplar saplings are being grown from some of the county’s few surviving mature trees. Each one offers another chance for one of Britain’s rarest native trees to remain part of the landscape. Only around 7,000 black poplars are believed to survive across the UK and Ireland, and just
At Border Cave in South Africa, early humans appear to have built sleeping areas from layers of grass, plants, and ash. Even more fascinating, they may have burned old bedding and replaced it instead of letting waste build up. That changes how I picture prehistoric life. These people were not only making tools and searching
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In northern Australia’s rainforests, scientists discovered a tiny spider that builds a spring-loaded silk structure. When a green tree ant bites it, the trap releases and throws the ant into a larger web above. Researchers nicknamed the spider the “ballista” after an ancient siege weapon. What fascinates me is how precisely its hunting system seems
A tiger recovery this large is not just a conservation win. It is proof that decline does not always have to be permanent. India’s tiger population grew from about 1,706 in 2010 to roughly 3,682 in 2022, making the country home to around 75% of the world’s wild tigers. What makes that remarkable to me
A river should leave ripples, not footprints across a dry bed. That is what makes the sight of the Rio Grande disappearing into sand in Albuquerque so difficult to ignore. For generations, this river has supported cities, farms, wetlands, wildlife, and communities across the United States and Mexico. But persistent drought, record-low snowpack, early snowmelt,
